[Gimp-user] Time Lapse via GIMP

[cfdevlin01 <forums gimpusers com>]

> I am having trouble creating a good time lapse video from still
> pictures.  I have taken 300 pictures via the interval timer mode in
> the Nikon D5500 camera.  There are two problems, 1 quality is not as
> good as I think it should be.  Not my main issue.  Main issue is the
> time lapse video plays in a reverse sequence.  I thought that might
> happen as the first image loaded becomes the last image.  The total
> process  takes about 5 hours to complete.
> The process I am following, saw in two YouTube videos is:
> 1. Load 300 pictures from camera to computer.
> 2. Open pictures as layers within Gimp - takes about 40 minutes
> 3. Convert Images:  Image - Mode - Indexed.  Set Dithering to
> Floyd-Steinberg - click convert.  Process takes about 3 hours
> 4. Filters - Animation - Optimize (for GIF).  Takes about 2 hours
> 5. Export: Give file name with .Gif .  Tick box "as animation".  Frame
> delay in seconds - take default.  Check Use delay entered above for
> all frames.
>
> Hopefully someone will see a step left out or reversed in order to get
> time lapse video in proper sequence.  If not, maybe someone could
> recommend a good free piece of software that I could use instead of
> Gimp.  I do not want to pay for software as I will not take a lot of
> time lapse videos, just want the ability and flexibility to create one
> when I find a good reason to.  I have seen Chronolapse software which
> I will investigate if I cannot get Gimp to work for me.
>
> My computer specs are:  Sixth generation I7, 3.4 GHz processor; 16 Gig
> Memory - I have allocated 12.5 Gig to GIMP, HHD hard drive.  Via Task
> Manager saw the process is very heavy with Disk I/O - 95-100%; Memory
> usage - takes all I can give it.  CPU processing only about 10-15%.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Chuck Devlin

Forgot to mention:  Gimp 2.8

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